Jakob
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Jakob is Hebrew for “supplanter,” with Jake as a short form.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Jakob in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jakob against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jakob is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jakob in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 135 boys were named Jakob, making it the #1370 boys' name in the US. Since 1957, 31,959 boys have been named Jakob, with the most (2,192) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in Arkansas, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jakob in other languages
- Diego Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Jacob Dutch, English, Finnish
- Jaime English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Jacobus Dutch, Latin
- Jacques Dutch, French
- Jakub Czech, Polish
- Jim Dutch, English
- Santiago Portuguese, Spanish
- Giacomo Italian
- Jaakko Finnish
- Jacco Dutch
- Jacopo Italian
- Jacó Portuguese
- Jakab Hungarian
- James English
- Jaume Catalan
- Jiminy English
- Jokūbas Lithuanian
- Yacob Dutch
- Yakup Turkish
- Яков Russian
- יעקב Hebrew
- يعقوب Arabic
Jakob name days
- July 25 Norway
- July 25 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jakob
There are 22 towns and villages with Jakob in their name, in 5 countries.
🇦🇹 Austria 16🇨🇭 Switzerland 2🇸🇮 Slovenia 2🇩🇪 Germany 1🇲🇼 Malawi 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sankt Jakob | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 836 | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 651 | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Tyrol, 🇦🇹 Austria | 609 | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 151 | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 111 | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 8 | Map |
| Jakob Chakuluntha | Northern Region, 🇲🇼 Malawi | – | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Styria, 🇦🇹 Austria | – | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Uri, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | Map |
| Sankt Jakob | Nidwalden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jakob
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Jakob in their name.
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| Jakob Henriksa-vatnet | Finnmark, 🇳🇴 Norway | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jakob songs
One song on Wikidata has Jakob in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jakob
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jakob.
Jakob Augstein
Jakob Dylan
Jakob Fuglsang
Jakob Haugaard
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Fictional characters named Jakob
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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